Match Recap
Round 1·Sun, 29-Mar-1998 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·70,200 att.
Richmond
14.19 (103)
vs
Essendon
13.11 (89)
Richmond won by 14

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond4.6 (30)5.11 (41)8.15 (63)14.19 (103)14.19 (103)
Essendon3.1 (19)9.3 (57)10.7 (67)13.11 (89)13.11 (89)

Richmond — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#24 Ashley Blurton107174152
#17 Paul Broderick913222323
#21 Paul Bulluss651181
#9 Wayne Campbell19928521183
#6 Mark Chaffey31422
#10 Nick Daffy201214212871
#25 Brendon Gale11617612255513
#1 Michael Gale1171821162
#2 Darren Gaspar111728411
#20 Ben Harrison145198213331
#16 Ben Holland7294114111
#3 Duncan Kellaway61218241
#33 Matthew Knights259346717122
#36 Matthew Manfield22
#8 Mark Merenda4261111
#28 Ben Moore662111
#5 Brad Ottens235261
#13 Robert Powell17421421622
#7 Ashley Prescott75127112
#4 Matthew Rogers133166222211
#37 Damien Ryan52721
#29 Jason Torney23512

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#16 Paul Barnard94136111
#8 Darren Bewick77214131
#23 Mark Bolton224211
#14 David Calthorpe5382111
#9 Che Cockatoo-Collins951452321
#38 Sean Denham119204312
#31 Dustin Fletcher6281111
#30 Mark Fraser1271922133
#11 Damien Hardwick1241661
#26 Chris Heffernan5510122
#5 James Hird1541973277
#18 Matthew Lloyd821054131
#25 Scott Lucas7293111312
#2 Mark Mercuri771453432
#29 Gary Moorcroft538112
#3 Ryan OConnor32541113
#10 Gary ODonnell186243512252
#47 Ricky Olarenshaw88164233
#15 Michael Prior42611
#19 Peter Somerville123157127141
#12 Michael Symons119205524
#6 Sean Wellman8311422